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An Awful Thief

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Taking time to exercise, taking the time to pray, it all takes effort, work, discipline, daily dying to self. . .

and many times, giving thanks does . I’ve been “out of the loop” for a few weeks now when it comes to my participation in the Gratitude Community.

The art of becoming “too busy” is an awful thief!
If we let it, it can steal. . .

the beautiful work and grind of bowing the head and bending the heart;

the cultivating mindset that brings the balm of peace upon my mind and soul;

more than my very present need to take in that long, deep breath, is the remembrance of my assured dependence on my Abba Father, for everything;

the wonderful grace-bathed privilege as a child of God, to lie down in green pastures, finding rest in His faithful promises, when I open up that love letter written with Love, because He is Love;

to have my soul restored; just as a surgeon’s delicate and precise hand guides his purposeful snips and mends, so my heavenly Father restores my broken spirit;

having my head anointed with oil; being able to live in daily enjoyment of this great blessing;

taking in the freshness of each new situation, when I depend on Him for each new grace, for each new trial and tribulation;

He is able to fill my cup, but not only fill it, but make it to run over!

But all this I miss, when I let the thief of “The Busy-Buzz-Bug”
steal away the beauty of it all!

So for now, for this moment, I’m choosing to have a grateful heart. For when I stop to give thanks, my heart is healed, and my life isn’t stunted by the temporal, but the eternal joys cast light on the shadows of complacency.

Choosing to give thanks for some of the many names of my Lord:

holy experience

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MY LORD IS:

A shadow from the heat

A strong tower from the enemy

Alpha and Omega

Author and finisher of my faith

Author of peace

He is higher than the highest

My exceeding joy

My fortress

My friend

My Redeemer

My Savior

My Shepherd

My trust from my youth

Rivers of water in a dry place

A God that pleadeth the cause of His people

Wonderful

Counselor

Holy One!

Continuing to Count my blessings, today over at Ann’s Blog.

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Comments

  7. Great post-I hate it when “that thief” sneaks up on me, as it so often does.

    Thanks for the wonderful reminder that we have a Savior just waiting for us to come to Him.

    Thanks for visiting my blog!

    Ness

  9. I need to take head cause I’m always so busy!! I saw you posted my new header you made on your blog, you should make it so when people click on the headers it links to the blog so they can see the finished products.

    One of your free headers almost looks like my header. LOl same chick. I’m jealous I’m not super unique. LOL

    COme see my trick or treat bags, they came out so well.

  10. I love your thought today,

    but I soo love his list of names,
    I’ve got a preaching cd,of his names its Wonderful,**
    “The title is tell me his name again”
    by one of the great preachers in our day…

  15. I have been meaning to write about the same thing lately. Seems I am forever busy – that we all are. That there is never enough time to do what should be done.
    Beautifully said.